Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation and Oxidative Stress. A Novel Causal Mechanism or Another Biochemical Epiphenomenon?**Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-76

  Oral, Hakan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE; AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYTOKINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; ISOPRENALINE; NEUROHORMONE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE; SOTALOL; STEROID;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHANNELOPATHY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; GAP JUNCTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIPID OXIDATION; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PATHOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; NADPH OXIDASE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 37449033300     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.09.025     Document Type: Editorial

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